Winner isn't a lock to run in Preakness

Smarty Jones' trainer says the horse has some work to do before Baltimore.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones has some work to do to even make it to Baltimore in two weeks for the second leg of the Triple Crown.
"If he does go back to the track and I don't like the way he's training, then he's not going," trainer John Servis said Sunday, a day after the Derby victory.
"If I'm not as confident as I was this week, we'll skip it. There are too many races down the line."
Smarty Jones, the first undefeated Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977, was scheduled to be shipped to Philadelphia Park today or Tuesday to resume training.
If all goes well, Servis said he would send him to Pimlico a few days before the May 15 Preakness Stakes.
Lion Heart to race
Derby runner-up Lion Heart is expected to race at Pimlico, while fourth-place finisher Limehouse, The Cliff's Edge (fifth) and Borrego (10th) also are being considered.
Also expected for the 13/16th-mile Preakness are Eddington and Rock Hard Ten, two colts who hadn't won enough money to get into the Derby field; Cheiron, and Water Cannon.
Cheiron is trained by 21-year-old Kristin Mulhall, who sent out Imperialism to a third-place finish in the Derby.
"The intelligent thing to do would be to run Cheiron in the Preakness and freshen Imperialism and run him in the Belmont," said Steve Taub, who owns both Cheiron and Imperialism.
"Whatever Kristin wants to do is what we will do."
Two horse race
Smarty Jones and Lion Heart turned what was supposed to be a wide-open Derby into a two-horse race.
Smarty Jones, with rookie Derby rider Stewart Elliott, aboard, caught the pacesetting Lion Heart near the top of the stretch and then pulled away to win the 11/4-mile race by 23/4 lengths.
"My horse ran a great race, but he [Smarty Jones] was the better horse on the day," Lion Heart trainer Patrick Biancone said, already back at Keeneland with his colt. "I have a world of respect for him. Smarty Jones could be anything."
While Smarty Jones is 7-for-7, with five starts this year; Lion Heart has just five career races -- three this year.
Servis said the Pimlico course, known for tight turns and a speed bias, won't give Lion Heart an edge. However, he said Lion Heart "can easily go forward in a big way" since he's so lightly raced.
The Preakness is limited to 14 starters, but there has not been a full field since 1992.
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